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06 Sep 2008
• SCDF launches new emergency handbook and Mobile Tremorlator
• Moderate quake hits Pakistan as voting in presidential election begins


04 Sep 2008
• China's construction frenzy may have led to poorly built schools


03 Sep 2008
• China premier warns of winter hardship in quake zone
• China allocates nearly US$4m for Sichuan earthquake


01 Sep 2008
• China rushes troops to quake zone as toll rises
• 30 dead or missing after China earthquake


31 Aug 2008
• China quake death toll rises to 28
• China quake death toll rises to 25


30 Aug 2008
• China quake kills 22
• Five killed in China quake


25 Aug 2008
• 6.3-magnitude quake strikes Tibet, near Nepal border


24 Aug 2008
• Bolt visits China quake victims, urges them to look forward


22 Aug 2008
• Three dead in China-Myanmar border quakes


20 Aug 2008
• Earthquake hits China-Myanmar border


10 Aug 2008
• Mercy Relief upbeat S'poreans will continue to give generously


08 Aug 2008
• 6.0 quake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra


07 Aug 2008
• 5.0 magnitude quake hits China's Sichuan province
• Quake shakes Indonesian island, homes destroyed
• Quake shakes Indonesian island
• Olympic torch relay cheered through Beijing amid Tibet protest


05 Aug 2008
• MediaCorp, World Vision raise funds for Sichuan quake survivors


04 Aug 2008
• China orders wealthier provinces to aid quake-devastated communities


02 Aug 2008
• Moderate quake rocks eastern Taiwan
• Moderate quake hits southwest China, 231 hurt


01 Aug 2008
• Moderate quake hits southwest China, 26 hurt
• Moderate quake hits southwest China
• Fear returns to Kashmir frontier amid ceasefire violations


30 Jul 2008
• China earmarks US$200m to rebuild schools in quake zone
• Eight pandas flown to Beijing to join Olympics fanfare


29 Jul 2008
• Strong earthquake hits Solomons


27 Jul 2008
• Moderate quake hits northeastern Bangladesh


26 Jul 2008
• China allows quake-hit families to have more children


25 Jul 2008
• Number of injured in Japan quake reaches 200
• China's Web users top 250m on back of disasters, Olympics
• Japanese say careful preparations saved them from quake
• Eight dead in collapse at China mosque site


24 Jul 2008
• One dead as three quakes hit China's disaster area
• ASEAN nations call for more coordinated disaster relief efforts
• Asia forges agreement towards joint disaster taskforce
• Two quakes hit southwest China
• NKorea, Thai-Cambodia flare-up dominate Asian security talks
• Japan hunts for victims after powerful quake
• Moderate quake hits southwest China


23 Jul 2008
• Northern Japan hit by strong 6.8 quake
• Temasek Foundation, NTU team up with Indonesian university on quake project
• Asia's disaster response in spotlight at security talks


20 Jul 2008
• Asian security talks to tackle NKorea, Myanmar


19 Jul 2008
• Earthquake jolts northern Japan


17 Jul 2008
• China quake zone govt to sell luxury HQ after outcry


16 Jul 2008
• Japan gives up search for 10 missing in quake


13 Jul 2008
• Mosques hold "Blessings For All Day" to reach out to wider community
• Asia sets stage for disaster relief exercise with key powers


12 Jul 2008
• Chinese man jailed for hacking Red Cross quake site


08 Jul 2008
• Earthquake jolts southern Japan


07 Jul 2008
• Thailand stages tsunami drill in Phuket


05 Jul 2008
• Quake jolts Tokyo


04 Jul 2008
• Qingdao's frantic race to end algae nightmare


03 Jul 2008
• Jail terms cut for China's prisoner quake heroes


02 Jul 2008
• UN's Ban urges China to take greater global leadership


01 Jul 2008
• Singapore, China sign agreements to spell out details on eco-city


29 Jun 2008
• Rice meets children who lost homes in China quake


28 Jun 2008
• Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean, no tsunami threat
• China seals off quake town over epidemic fears


27 Jun 2008
• Powerful earthquake in Indian Ocean, no tsunami risk seen


26 Jun 2008
• US$15,000 for best idea to provide clean water in post-disaster areas


25 Jun 2008
• China welcomes first Japanese warship since WWII


24 Jun 2008
• China to turn "quake lake" into tourist spot
• China to welcome first Japanese warship since WWII
• Rice heads to Asia for critical North Korea nuclear talks


19 Jun 2008
• Japan PM vows help as quake toll rises to 11


18 Jun 2008
• Flood waters threaten millions in China, quake refugees evacuated
• Epidemics emerge as major threat in China's quake zone
• China confirms one-day torch relay in Tibet Saturday
• China orders emergency work as floods ravage south


17 Jun 2008
• Chinese Embassy thanks SCDF for help in quake recovery efforts
• South China ravaged by floods, densely populated north in danger


16 Jun 2008
• Japanese soldiers search mud for quake victims as death toll hits 10
• Thousands evacuated as rains lash China quake region
• Hopes dim in search for missing victims after Japan quake
• China starts to evacuate up to 70,000 from quake zone


15 Jun 2008
• Three more confirmed dead after Japan quake
• Missing foreigners found after Japan quake
• Japan troops search ravaged resort after killer quake
• 5.2-magnitude quake jolts southern Taiwan
• Six dead, 100 hurt as quake strikes Japan
• Asian powers vow to cooperate on North Korea, Africa


14 Jun 2008
• Six dead, 12 missing in Japan quake
• Three dead, more trapped as strong earthquake hits Japan
• Small radioactive water leak after Japan quake
• Strong earthquake hits Japan
• China says ties with Germany back to normal after Dalai Lama spat


13 Jun 2008
• Bank staff in China quake zone use donations to buy runners
• Australian PM pledges cooperation with Indonesia president


10 Jun 2008
• Helicopter, bodies found in China quake zone
• Water gushes from China's quake lake as diversion channels cleared


09 Jun 2008
• Strong aftershock hits China's quake lake
• China 'quake lake' still rising despite drainage
• Quake measuring 5.1 strikes remote China region


08 Jun 2008
• Aftershock rocks China "quake lake" zone
• China "quake lake" still a threat despite draining


07 Jun 2008
• Over 100 youths to experience homelessness for a night
• Drainage of China's quake lake begins
• China braces as quake lake reaches 'critical' level


06 Jun 2008
• Strong quake hits east of Timor Leste
• Nearly S$300,000 raised for Myanmar, China disaster victims
• Critical moment for China's 'quake lake', Wen warns
• Nepal police detain 250 protesting Tibetans


05 Jun 2008
• Pandas go on show at Beijing Zoo ahead of Olympics
• As China's quake lake rises, govt warns to prepare for the worst
• Report says Chinese vice president Xi Jinping to visit NKorea


04 Jun 2008
• Thousands gather in Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen massacre
• Taiwan president calls for freedom, democracy in China
• Series of quakes rattle Indonesia
• China quake lake 'extremely dangerous'
• Earthquakes hit off Indonesian islands
• Strong earthquake hits Solomon Islands


03 Jun 2008
• Moderate quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra
• 200 children stage concert to raise funds for Sichuan quake victims
• Soldiers battle heavy fog in China quake helicopter hunt
• China could face power shortage partly due to quake


02 Jun 2008
• Asian Tour golfers raise over S$110,000 for relief efforts
• Insurance deficit worsens plight of China's quake victims
• China relief chopper crashes as 'quake lake' set to drain
• Strong quake shakes buildings in Taipei
• Strong quake strikes off Australia's Macquarie Island


01 Jun 2008
• Mercy Relief raises S$163,000 for China quake victims
• Charity show raises more than S$10m so far for China quake victims
• Inter-faith group donates S$2m to Sichuan rebuilding effort
• S'pore donates S$108,920 worth of humanitarian aid to China's quake victims
• DBS Children's Charity Run raises S$140,000 for S'pore Children's Society
• China quake helicopter crashes, 14 on board
• Quake of at least 6.3 magnitude rocks Philippines, Taiwan
• Over a million wait as China prepares to drain 'quake lake'


31 May 2008
• Dedication canvases for Sichuan victims turned into artworks
• Car wash fundraising drive at Turf Club carparks
• South Korea calls for global disaster management system
• Red Cross calls for more aid for China quake victims
• No order for mass evacuation in China over flood fears


30 May 2008
• Quake may force China's famed panda reserve to move


29 May 2008
• Four runners from Singapore take part in Olympic torch relay
• Corruption fears as world gives billions for China quake
• China quake survivors rescued as rain threatens millions
• Indonesian island hit by moderate earthquake


28 May 2008
• Red Cross offers 100,000 tents for China quake victims


27 May 2008
• China orders evacuation amid quake flood fears
• Troops scramble to drain swelling China quake lake
• MediaCorp stars to do more for Sichuan quake victims
• Storm may cause China's 'quake lake' to overflow
• China authorities to probe school collapse after quake
• Soldiers race to blast clear China 'quake lake'


26 May 2008
• S$9.5m raised so far by TV charity show to help victims of Sichuan earthquake
• Taiwan ruling party chief in China for landmark meeting
• Chinese team sent to drain 'quake lake' as flood fears grow
• Taiwan ruling party chief heads for landmark China meeting
• China aftershock death toll rises to six
• MediaCorp's charity show raises over S$9.5m for China quake victims
• Study says quakes can be triggered from other side of globe
• Two killed, homes destroyed in strong China aftershock


25 May 2008
• MediaCorp's charity show raises over S$6.85m for Sichuan quake victims
• Shoppers raise S$11,400 at MediaCorp's charity bazaar
• Singapore's problems cannot be solved by subsidies
• Strong aftershock jolts China as quake toll rises
• China shortens Olympic torch relay's Tibet leg
• Foreign aid gains pace as rain clouds threaten China quake zone
• Tourism shaken in China quake zone


24 May 2008
• Local artistes release single to raise funds for Sichuan quake victims
• After deal, aid groups wait for access to Myanmar
• Singapore churches donate to disaster relief efforts
• Strong quake shakes Indonesia's Maluku
• Taiwan's new president calls for reopening of dialogue with China
• UN's Ban gets Myanmar to accept foreign aid


23 May 2008
• Parliament to address issue of school bus safety on Monday
• Dalai Lama meets British PM in closely watched talks
• MediaCorp donates $200,000 for relief efforts, artistes and staff chip in
• China quake death toll reaches 55,740
• Shanghai welcomes Olympic torch, pays tribute to quake victims
• Into overdrive for Sichuan quake victims
• Dalai Lama to meet with British PM in closely watched talks
• Singapore despatches tents to China quake victims; DART team returns
• Singaporeans' run in Olympic torch relay rescheduled to May 27
• Ancient Chinese irrigation system stands test of time - and quake
• Demos on third day of Dalai Lama visit to Britain


22 May 2008
• Singapore schools cancel trips to Sichuan in wake of earthquake
• China's quake rescue efforts focusing on reconstruction
• China raises quake death toll to more than 51,000
• Heat clouds raise Indonesian volcano alert
• Quakes rattle Indonesia's Sumatra island
• China to take Olympic flame through Sichuan before Games
• China quake zone on guard against epidemics
• Another woman saved as China plans billions for relief
• Overseas Chinese groups in Philippines do their part to help quake victims


21 May 2008
• Singapore's DART returns to Chengdu after rescue mission
• China resumes Olympic torch relay after mourning for earthquake victims
• Charity show to raise funds for children orphaned by China quake
• China to spend US$13b on quake relief, rebuilding
• Woman rescued nine days after China quake
• China scrambles to help five million displaced by quake
• China warns of punishment for quake-related graft
• Beijing torch relay to resume Thursday, says state media
• Myanmar mourns cyclone victims as UN chief heads to the scene


20 May 2008
• S'pore-listed company provides temporary housing for quake victims
• OCBC, Keppel and AsiaPharm aid quake relief efforts in Sichuan
• Thousands pour onto streets in China fearing aftershock
• US giving China satellite images of quake damage
• Art lovers raise S$80,000 for Sichuan earthquake victims
• Tremors reported in several areas following Sumatra quake


19 May 2008
• Singapore's rescue teams join relief efforts in Sichuan province
• Earthquake with 5.9-magnitude hits Sumatra island
• Mercy Relief delivers first batch of relief supplies to quake-hit areas
• Myanmar declares three days of mourning for cyclone victims
• Chinese Embassy observes 3-minute silence in memory of quake victims
• China's quake orphans face uncertain future
• More than 71,000 people dead, buried or missing in Sichuan
• Rescuers save two women buried for seven days
• Taiwan's Ma eyes inauguration as chance for China thaw


18 May 2008
• China announces national mourning for quake victims
• China's quake death toll reaches 32,477
• Singapore team recover three bodies from China quake rubble
• 63 people pulled alive from quake debris in China, says state media
• Strong quake aftershock hits southwest China


17 May 2008
• SRC to send 260,000 rice sticks to China quake victims
• Countries must accept autonomy of Myanmar, China when extending helping hand
• S'poreans returning from China talk about their close shave with quake disaster
• China evacuates thousands on flood fears after quake
• Singapore Buddhist Lodge to build quake-proof schools in Sichuan
• North Korea offers aid to quake-hit China
• Taiwan's KMT leader to visit China
• Confirmed death toll from China quake reaches 28,881
• China steps up battle to prevent epidemics in quake zone
• Malaysia pledges US$1.5m in quake aid to China
• Survivors emerge as China quake rescue intensifies
• German saved after 114 hours in China quake rubble
• American tourist joins pandas in 'surreal' earthquake ordeal
• Foreign rescuers join frantic search for China quake survivors
• China wins rare praise for allowing quake media coverage
• China may allow more countries to help in quake rescue
• Foreign rescuers at work in China quake area
• Singapore FM lauds China's crisis communication in quake aftermath


16 May 2008
• MediaCorp donates S$100,000 for China quake relief
• China aftershock triggers landslides, buries cars
• Donations continue to pour in for earthquake victims in China
• Singapore's rescue team arrives in China
• Linda Gallery joins donation drive to help quake victims in China
• Foreign rescuers provide unprecedented help in China quake area
• China launches probe into collapse of schools in quake
• China warns of dam collapses due to rain in quake zone
• Chinese child saved 80 hours after quake
• President Hu calls for stepped-up relief efforts
• Time running out in search for China quake survivors
• S'pore sends rescue team to quake-hit China
• China's President Hu flies to earthquake zone
• Banyan Tree chief's brush with death at Chengdu when Sichuan quake struck
• China quake heaviest since 1949, says PM Wen
• Mercy Relief to begin fund-raising for China quake victims
• China says quake toll likely above 50,000


15 May 2008
• Singapore companies pledge more money to help China quake victims
• Part of proceeds from art exhibition to go to Chinese quake victims
• Girl saved after 50 hours in quake rubble
• Quake-hit China to let in Japanese rescue team
• China's military to conduct large-scale relief drops
• China orders 90 more choppers, 30,000 troops to quake zone
• School children death toll sparks tough questions in China
• China says dam "structurally stable and safe" after quake


14 May 2008
• RSA sets up S$3m fund at NTU to increase research on steel
• President Nathan "saddened" by great loss of lives in China
• Holidaymakers still stranded in Chengdu because of landslides
• HK mounts biggest-ever aid effort for China quake
• Towns in China quake zone 'razed to ground'
• China starts airdrops into quake zone


13 May 2008
• Sichuan natives working in S'pore worried about families back home
• Tour agents say travellers backing out from going to Sichuan
• Olympic torch relay scaled down after China quake
• Singaporeans in Chengdu say they are safe and well after quakes
• Singapore ready to send rescue teams to China, says PM Lee
• Strong aftershock sends Chinese workers fleeing
• Earthquake kills 37 tourists, 2,000 unaccounted for
• World powers, Asian neighbours offer help after China quake
• Tens of thousands dead or missing in China quake
• China deploys 50,000 troops in quake rescue
• Chinese PM says situation in quake-hit China 'worse' than estimated


12 May 2008
• Geologists say Tibetan tectonics triggered China quake
• China's Three Gorges Dam not damaged by quake
• Bush says US 'ready to help' China after quake
• China quake hits chemical plants, hundreds buried
• No reports of Singaporeans injured in China quake
• Up to 5,000 dead in one county in China quake
• Workers in Beijing, Shanghai flee buildings in panic after quake
• 900 feared buried after quake in southwest China
• China warns earthquake could occur in Beijing later Monday
• 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits China's Sichuan province


11 May 2008
• Moderate quake strikes off Taiwan coast


09 May 2008
• More quakes hit Tokyo, eastern Japan


08 May 2008
• More organisations in S'pore rally to help Myanmar cyclone victims
• Strong earthquake felt in Tokyo


07 May 2008
• Myanmar's generals shun US aid, see risk to political power


02 May 2008
• Quake strikes off west coast of Sumatra


01 May 2008
• Moderate earthquake shakes east of Tokyo


29 Apr 2008
• Earthquake rattles South Pacific


27 Apr 2008
• Quake rocks southern New Zealand


24 Apr 2008
• Taiwan jolted by 5.8-magnitude earthquake


19 Apr 2008
• Strong quake strikes off Timor Leste


17 Apr 2008
• Indonesia raises alert level on Java volcano
• Moderate earthquake jolts Japan's Honshu island


16 Apr 2008
• 5.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
• Hundreds flee as Indonesian volcano erupts


14 Apr 2008
• Taiwan academic Liu Chao-shiuan named premier in new govt


09 Apr 2008
• Strong 7.5-magnitude quake hits Pacific


04 Apr 2008
• Moderate earthquake jolts Tokyo, eastern Japan


02 Apr 2008
• Tremors felt in Singapore following Sumatra quake
• Strong quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra island


30 Mar 2008
• Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia's Aceh


29 Mar 2008
• Second 5.7-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines
• 5.7-magnitude quake jolts eastern Indonesia
• Strong earthquake rattles northern Philippines


28 Mar 2008
• S$150m observatory aims to study natural disasters better


21 Mar 2008
• Strong quake hits China


13 Mar 2008
• NTU raises S$200m in endowment, aims to be multi-cultural university


12 Mar 2008
• Malaysian opposition targets race policies, warns government


06 Mar 2008
• Strong quake hits Indonesia's North Maluku


03 Mar 2008
• Strong earthquake rocks east coast of Philippines
• Powerful quake hits off Indonesia's Sumatra island


01 Mar 2008
• Moderate quake rocks Taiwan


26 Feb 2008
• SingTel and 5 partners to build undersea cable linking Japan and US
• Tremors felt in various parts of Singapore Tuesday morning
• Strong quake strikes off Indonesia
• Tremors felt in Singapore after Sumatra quake


25 Feb 2008
• 45 calls about Sumatra quake-induced tremors
• Indonesia lifts tsunami warning issued after quake
• 7.2-magnitude quake hits Indonesia, tsunami warning issued
• Tremors felt in Singapore after Sumatra earthquake


24 Feb 2008
• Earthquake measuring 6.6-magnitude hits Indonesia


23 Feb 2008
• Moderate quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra island, no tsunami threat


22 Feb 2008
• Mild tremors felt in Singapore from earthquake in Sumatra